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M. H. BARNES.

SAD IRON CLEANER.

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Nirnn STATES MARY H. BABIES, OF BINGHAMTON, NEV YORK.

SAD-IRON CLEANER.

EEClFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 350,966, dated October19, 1886.

A pplieation led August l2, 1885. Serial No. 174,222. (No model.)

.To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, MARY H. BAizNl-i's, of Binghamton, county of Broome,and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvernents inSad-Iron Cleaners; and Idohereby declare that the following is a fulland exact description of the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

This invention has forits object the cleaning of the face of the iron,and also the application to the same in the act of cleaning ot' a propersubstance for imparting a polish to the article being ironed; and itconsists in the combination ofa body, A, of wood, oi'a layer ofpolishing preparation, and a covering-sheet of perforated sand-paper,substantially as described. In the drawings, Figure l represents aperspective view of iny improved sad-iron cleaner; Fig. 2, a transversesectional view on the line ww, Fig. l; Fig. 3, a partial sectional view,enlarged, on the lineyy, Fig. l.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my improved sad-ironcleaner, I will proceed to describe fully the construction of the same.

A represents the body portion, of wood, which is covered in any suitablemanner, pref- 3o erably with thick paper a, to prevent the woodabsorbing the polishing preparation, or from imparting thereto anythingiuj urious. One or inore layers of paper may be used, asis desirable.The paper is then covered with one or The paper and cloth are properlysecured to the edges of the block only. The block thus prepared iscovered with a suitable preparation, a2, Fig. 3,for imparting polish tothe article being ironed.

Thatpreferably employed by me consists ofthe following ingredients:beeswax, white spermwax, oil, (best head-light,) and perfumery. Thispreparation, when it is made liquid by heat, may be readily applied tothe fabric on the block by dipping the latter into a receptaclecontaining it.

B represents a coveringshect of sand-paper on cach side of the block,which is provided with perforations b, as shown.

Ifdesired, aband, O, of tin may be employed to inclose the edges of theprepared block.

The operation will be readily understood. W'hen the hot iron is movedover the l'ace ot' the block to clean it, asuiiicient amount ofthemelted polishing preparation passes through the openings, and is therebyapplied to the face ofthe iron. By means ofthis special construetion thedesired results are obtained by a singie action. The face of the iron issubjected to the necessary cleaning action, and has applied thereto inthe act of cleaning the requisite amount of preparation forilnparting apolish to the article being ironed.

It is preferred to prepare both sides of the block for use in the mannerdescribed; but, if desired, one side only may be so prepared.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In combination with the body A, of wood, the layer of polishingpreparation and the covering-sheet of perforated sand-paper.

This specification signed and witnessed this 23d day of June, 1885.

MARY II. BARNES.

Vit-nesses:

IRA Onnno'r'r, JOHN D. BARNns.

